Friday feast: Warriors v Roosters; Broncos v Panthers

Halftime summary: The Warriors are dominating possession and they have made the most of it to race in four tries to win in a hectic opening 40 minutes. The Warriors have completed 23 of 26 sets compared to just eight of 13 completed sets by the Roosters (61%) as ill-discipline with the ball and in defence is cruelling the visitors. The error count is 8-3 against the Roosters and they have also conceded six penalties and six set re-starts. The Warriors have made them pay with some razzle dazzle football, with halves Tannah Boyd and Chanel Harris-Tavita controlling the game.  

35 min: Harris-Tavita has put the Warriors further ahead after Tuivasa-Sheck picked up a loose pass from Boyd and turned the ball inside for the Samoan playmaker to dive over the line. Boyd converted from the sideline. Warriors 22 Roosters 6

34 min: Angus Crichton has been placed on report for dangerous contact on Boyd after he kicked.

29 min: The Roosters are continuing to infringe and the Warriors are continuing to make them pay, with Boyd combining with Chanel Harris-Tavita, who sent Capewell racing into a hole to score. Boyd converted. Warriors 16 Roosters 6.

24 min: Tuivasa-Sheck and the Warriors have made Nawaqanitawase pay for his indiscretion after the 2019 Golden Boot winner batted back a Boyd kick for Kurt Capewell, who put winger Adam Pompey over in the corner. Warriors 10 Roosters 6.

23 min: Samoan hooker Benaiah Ioelu, who is having a whale of a game, has been denied a try after racing through to pick up a loose ball off Tuivasa-Sheck's head due to interference from Mark Nawaqanitawase. 

20 min: Tedesco has been warned that the Roosters are set to have a player in the sinbin after conceding five consecutive six-agains and two penalties. Boyd missed a penalty goal attempt after Angus Crichton was pinged for hands in the face in a tackle. 

16 min: The Roosters have gone coast-to-coast after a break by centre Billy Smith to lay on a try for captain James Tedesco, who crossed for his 150th career try. Cherry-Evans converted. Warriors 6 Roosters 6

15 min: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been bundled into touch by Roosters winger Fetalaiga Pauga as he set sail for the tryline.

12 min: Tannah Boyd has opened the scoring as the Warriors capitalise on a glut of early possession. The Warriors halfback dummied and beat Roosters star recruit Daly Cherry-Evans to score. Boyd has converted. Warriors 6-0 

8 min: Warriors captain James Fisher-Harris has been penalised for dangerous contact.

The Roosters have suffered a massive blow on the eve of kick off with Spencer Leniu suffering a hamstring injury in the warm-up. Blake Steep started in his place. There are also reports that centre Tommy Talau suffered a knee injury in NSW Cup.

Late Mail

Warriors: Alofiana Khan-Pereira was the last man to come out of the squad and made his club debut in the NSW Cup curtain-raiser. Englishman Morgan Gannon is in the mix for an NRL debut and is part of the six-man bench. Marata Niukore has fallen short in his bid to recover from a calf injury suffered in the pre-season, however Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (hamstring) and Chanel Harris-Tavita (calf) will take their place in the team on Friday night. 

Roosters: Game day changes in the pack with Spencer Leniu starting at prop, Naufahu Whyte sliding to lock and Blake Steep going to the bench. Salesi Foketi is the last man to drop out of the squad 90 minutes before kick-off and played NSW Cup, scoring the last of the Roosters' 10 tries. Centre Rob Toia (foot) dropped out on Thursday and was replaced by Junior Pauga.

Numbers Game

• The Warriors have won only one of their past four Round 1 games.
• The Roosters have won eight of their last nine games against the Warriors.
• James Tedesco requires one try for a century for the Roosters and 150 for his career.
• Winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will make his 150th appearance for the Warriors.

Broncos v Panthers at Suncorp Stadium

Numbers Game

• The Broncos have won seven of their last eight games at Suncorp Stadium.
• Panthers winger Paul Alamoti has scored eight tries in his last five NRL games.
• Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs has scored five tries in his last four games at Suncorp.
• Panthers centre Izack Tago will reach the milestone of 100 NRL games
• The Broncos are aiming for their seventh consecutive NRL victory.